Swing faucet



` Aug'. 28, 1945. F. KLEIN swING FAUGET Fleduuly 29,-1943 INVENTOIL Patented Aug. 28, 1945 Perser 1 l i Feux Klein, New Yqrk, N. l

#niemand 29, 1942s ser@ page@ 2 Claims.

This invention relatesto faucetsyand particr I ularly to faucets as used on food kettles and thelike. A' v i The object of the invention is to 'provide a faucet structure which will be clean and e'icient in use and inexpensive to manufacture. y aiixhed body portion of the .faucet providing a straight fiow of the material and` apivoted spout portion being removable asasingleunit. l

In the accompanyingdrawing illustrating the invention,

Fig. 1 is a side view;

Fig. 2 is a central sectional view;

Fig. 3 is an end View of the body portion of the faucet;

Fig. 4 is a view of the spout portion of the faucet as seen detached and viewed from the bottom of Figs. 1 and 2.; and

Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional views of a modified form of spout portion.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing, the faucet comprises a body portion A, a spout portion B with handle portion C, the body portion A having the threaded end D fitting fluid tight into the kettle or other container,

The spout portion B is fitted to pivotally slide on the body portion A and is held thereon by the attached handle portion C having outwardly protruding cylinder 6 and the inwardly extending yoke portion I with the ends 8 of the yoke forming recesses pivoting the handle C on the lugs 9 on each side of the body portion A, with or without the reinforcing rib l. The passage I0 through the body portion A is generally cylindrical in form and the end of the body A is formed with a cylindrically arcuate surface II cooperating with a similar under surface I2 of son effi .gf'thsp ne agamstthepr potion.

.the ,cylinder and the inner epd o f 'the spring il'iranisrrng iisihrustto the .projection .l5 throushihe .danced Pin. I5. .threaded on ,to the reduced endfgf the projectionv .Il The @Xilenspring; pressss-resiliently .outward @il .e Il ...and cylinder. ,6., thisjpressure being .the cheeked ends @ofthe yoke lasainsi gs 'Qf behoord The in er@ pressure :.fmfinicns es 'EL' 1.2. in .reldinsiontact at-al1 the annular nut 20 and ati svlouter end carries the hollow handle knob 2| sleeved on the outer surface of the cylinder 6. Turning of the knob 2l acts through the screw threading I1' to vary the pressure o`n the spring I6 and obtain the desired pressure between the surfaces II, I2, clockwise turningof the knob `2| increasing this pressure. sure on the spring is first relieved by turning of this knob 2I `counter-clockwise and then inward pressure is applied to the knob compressing the spring I6'so that the hooked ends 8 of the yoke 1 may be disengaged from the lugs A9 to free the spout portion from the body portion of the faucet, permitting the parts to be thoroughly ex-` 1 posed for cleaning. 'I'he spout is reassembled in the spout B. This surface I2 (Fig- 4) extends down at I2 to the lower end I3 of the spout .and the surfaces I2, I2 are finished on a cylindrical arc corresponding to the arc of the surface I I.

Between the surfaces I2 on each side the spout' annular stay nut 20 threaded into the end of place by bringing the surface I2 into correspondence with surface II and then compressing the knob 2| to re-engage the hooked ends 8 of the lugs 9.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the spout portion B carries a projection 22 internally threaded to receive the stud 23 flanged as indicated at 24 to engage the internal shoulder `26 of the cylinder 21. vSpring 28 is housed Within the cylinder 21 and the handle knob 29 threaded and screwed on the cylinder 21 as shown and retained thereon by the set screw 30 bearing against the shoulder 3| of the handle sleeve. Turning of the knob 29 controls the spring pressure between the surfaces I I, I2 and provides for the removal of the spout as above explained in connection with Fig. 2. The spout portion I4 as shown in Fig. 6 is rounded out on the arc of a circle and brought in at 35 substantially in line with the bore Ill of the faucet body A.

In operation the material discharging through the straight passage I0 of the body Aows readily out through the spout B without meeting any restriction or obstruction. The outlet for the flow is entirely clear in the position of the spout as shown in Figs.` 1 and l2. Restriction of the flow is attainedby moving the spout clock- To remove the spout the presand an easy and thorough discharge of the residual material in the spout portion B.

The faucet of this invention is easily manip; Y ulated for thorough control of the discharge of fluid or other material and maintains itself "cleang, i 'j and free from the accumulation of material on the surfaces of the faucet. The parts are easily disassembled, the spout and handle portions be. ing readily releasable by simply pressing inward on the'handle knob so that the spring pressure on yoke ends 811s released for= disengagement of the yoke from the studs 9, the spout and handle being then removablefas a single unit and this .removal being accomplished by a single hand of the user. When removed all of the cooperating surfaces are exposed for-a thorough '-cleaning without special tools of any sort andthe spouthandle unit is similarly g readily replaced and locked in place after cleaning by positioning on the body portion A and pressing inward on the handleknob tohook the ends 8 over the cooperating studs 9. f f

I claim: y

1. A swing faucet comprising a tubular body portion having a straight cylindrical bore from end to end and terminating at one end in a lower lip and adapted to be connected to a fluid supply at the other end, a pivot means adjacent the under surface of said tubular body portion for attachment of a relatively movable spout portion, a curved end portion on said body concentric with said pivot means so that said lower lip of the end of thetubular portion protrudes forward, a closure and spout unit having an upper closure .portion concentric with said end portion and slidable to upper and lower positions on said curved endl portion of said body and comprising a lower'spout portion registering with the end of said tubular portion and curving downward and terminating at substantially the level of said lip in the upper open position of the closure to form a downwardly directed orifice and correspondingly direct the outflow of said fluid from said straight bore, and a handle portion connected to said pivot means and having a spring pressed portion engaging against said closure and spout unit to resiliently connect said unit and said pivot means.V

2. A swing faucet as set forth in claim 1 in which the spout is U -shapedin cross section with the ends of the U engaging the curved end portion of said tubular body A VFELIX KLEIN. 

